But.

Although Zhu Youzhen's face was already a little angry, Xue Fengxiang's face did not change.

Looking at Zhu Youzhen, he continued: "Your Majesty... The minister naturally knows that the imperial treasury is tight, and now it should not be built on a large scale to build water conservancy facilities, but the matter of the Yellow River..."

Zhu Youzhen smiled coldly.

opened his mouth and said: "The merit is in the present, the benefit is in the future, and the benefit is for future generations, right?" As soon as these words came out, Xue Fengxiang was immediately stunned, lowered his head and stopped talking.

But Zhu Youzhen was not prepared to end here.

Instead, he opened his mouth again and said: "Benefit is in the future, and everyone will say that it will benefit the people, but you want me to give you tens of millions of taels of silver now!" to rebuild the water conservancy facilities along the Yellow River..."

Zhu Youzhen closed his eyes slightly.

"This is moving the roots of the Ming Dynasty.."

It's not that Zhu Youzhen is reluctant to give up the money, mainly in today's world forest, Zhu Youzhen clearly knows that if a country does not have enough military strength, then he will only be greeted by robbers from the sea and the catastrophe it brings.

If Daming wants to develop, the opportunity may only be this one.

Zhu Youzhen was eager to let the silver be used on the blade, but after looking at Xue Fengxiang, whose sideburns were already a little gray, he couldn't help but speak: "Let's talk about it, are you still preparing to send out conscription..?" Well?! ”

.. Xue Fengxiang raised his head and replied to Zhu Youzhen: "That's the only way.. to reduce expenses a little."

"Have you forgotten what I promised the people of the world? It is said that there will be no more tyrannical expropriation, no more unwarranted servitude, as long as they live and work in peace and contentment, and the people can perform their duties, I will be spared all this! ”

"If there is a need for manpower, we must also give money in accordance with the rules of the Ming people!"

Zhu Youzhen's words were very loud.

Even reached the ears of Wang Chengen outside the door, Wang Chengen couldn't help but shake his head, and only said in his heart that this Xue Fengxiang is really a tendon...

No doubt.

Now, in Zhu Youzhen's eyes, war funds and funds for the development of industry, agriculture and commerce should occupy a priority position, after all, the former is related to the peril of the imperial court, and the latter is related to the development of the country.

But now, that's exactly what it is.

The expenditure of the imperial court's finances has increased significantly, not to mention the royal treasury, but only the originally relatively generous treasury of the Ming Dynasty.

Since Zhu Youzhen reformed the tax system.

Collect agricultural taxes and pay money.

Only after these two things appeared on the head of the household, it stands to reason that the household should be relatively rich, but with the development of economic construction.

The number of officials in the Ming Dynasty also gradually began to swell.

The income of the household treasury has gradually begun to show a situation of stretching, but fortunately, the new Daming Department established by Zhu Youjian Office.

Most of the official income was transferred directly from the royal treasury.

Otherwise, counting on the treasury of the Ministry of Households, I am afraid that many officials in the Ming Dynasty will reap a lot of Daming treasure money.

Then add a variety of folded colors.

Embark on the old road of starvation if you are not greedy, corrupt or defeated, and at that time, I am afraid that even Zhu Youzhen will be embarrassed to punish corrupt officials.

After all, when you can't afford to eat, can you still expect these officials to have any backbone?

But for water conservancy.

Zhu Youzhen is not stingy with the repair cost of hundreds of thousands of taels a year, after all, this is the money that all dynasties and dynasties have to spend since ancient times, and there is nothing to say.

But all at once.

Hundreds of thousands become tens of millions.

Although the amount of silver lying in the Ming royal treasury is far more than this, not to mention that Zhu Youzhen's paper money plan has also begun to be prepared for implementation.

In the future, the imperial court was destined to return a large amount of silver.

But Zhu Youzhen is clear that he must not be able to take it out at one time.

"Aiqing, I... I promised to control the Yellow River, but the money for the construction of water conservancy along the way was allocated by Rong Zhen on an annual basis, and you also said that it would take more than ten years for the Yellow River to be completed, and this year I will give you another 500,000 taels to plan what to do in the future."

Xue Fengxiang's somewhat cloudy eyes.

Suddenly, he looked at Zhu Youzhen as if he had a fine light, and saw Xue Fengxiang kneeling on the ground excitedly, shouting: "Your Majesty.. O Shengming! ”

...

After Xue Fengxiang left, Zhu Youzhen, who had been blackmailed early in the morning, was not in a very good mood.

But the bad thing is not one.

It's one thing after another.

Drought..

Annan is in dispute again.

Cantonese gentry riots...

"Enough! Don't let them send these folds to me again! "In the beginning, these folds were delivered by officials one by one.

As Zhu Youzhen's face became darker and darker.

Many clever officials honestly did not know anyone, but between the lines, they all asked Zhu You to check the silver, or to report the disaster.

"Call Sun Yuanhua for me!"

General Directorate of Ordnance..

Sun Yuanhua's face was heavy and his steps were hurried.

The Son of Heaven was furious, and the corpse was ambushed for hundreds of miles.

Rao is Sun Yuanhua, who always has a relaxed attitude on weekdays, was also anxious when he heard the news that the emperor was going to summon him.

"Hasn't Sun Yuanhua come yet?"

As soon as he arrived at the door, Sun Yuanhua heard Zhu Youzhen's voice in the Dongnuan Pavilion.

Hurriedly spoke: "Back to the emperor, the minister Sun Yuanhua came to meet you."

The door was pushed open from the inside.

Wang Chengen beckoned Sun Yuanhua to hurry in, and then he himself retreated from the house, today is the first time that Zhu Youzhen has been so angry.

But strangely.

Why at such a time, summon Sun Yuanhua, who was originally inconspicuous.

This made Wang Chengen a little puzzled.

"Your Majesty.."

"I called you today because I have an important matter for you."

Although his anger has not subsided, Zhu Youzhen's mood is still very calm.

"Your Majesty.. All you have to do is tell me."

"The matter of the Artillery Department of the General Directorate of Ordnance.. In the next few days, I want you to go to the coast of Fujian and Guangdong as a royal envoy to see what is going on in the south."

Compared with others, Sun Yuanhua is indeed the best candidate at present.

in the selection of this candidate.

Zhu Youzhen has several considerations, the most important of which is the degree of understanding of Xinxue, plus Sun Yuanhua's overseas experience.

"Minister. When I went to Guangdong and Fujian, what did I probably do? ”

What Sun Yuanhua meant was actually where he should start when he arrived in Guangdong.

Zhu Youzhen just said lightly: "Nowadays, Fujian and Guangdong are always a little restless, the clan forces in various places have been entrenched in the local area for too long, you go as a royal envoy of the Ming Dynasty this time, the most important thing is to investigate clearly, the clan forces in Guangdong and Fujian..."

"How deep it is! How badly are the local people poisoned by this clan concept?! ”